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Main line-up at Berlin film festival
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» BERLIN - The 73rd Berlinale, Europe's first major film festival of the year, starts next month with new movies from around the world screening in the main showcase.
How long can a healthy human live?
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» PARIS - The death of the world's oldest person at the age of 118 has reignited a debate that has divided scientists for centuries: is there a limit on how long a healthy human can live?
Burkina Faso confirms asking France to withdraw troops
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» OUAGADOUGOU - The Burkina Faso government clarified on Monday that it has asked ex-colonial ruler France to pull its troops out of the insurgency-hit country within a month.
US police search for motive in Lunar New Year shooting
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» MONTEREY PARK (UNITED STATES) - California police searched Monday for what compelled a 72-year-old man of Asian descent to shoot dead 10 people as they celebrated Lunar New Year at a dance hall in the Los Angeles suburbs.
Sean Penn Ukraine doc to premiere at Berlin film fest
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» BERLIN - US actor and director Sean Penn will premiere a documentary he filmed in Kyiv featuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at next month's Berlin film festival, organisers said when they unveiled the full programme on Monday.
EU imposes new sanctions on Iran over protest crackdown
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» BRUSSELS - The EU on Monday placed 37 more Iranian officials and entities on an asset-freeze and visa-ban blacklist over Tehran's bloody crackdown on protesters.
France 'still deeply sexist', report finds
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» PARIS - Sexism remains at an "alarming" level in France with many young men judging discriminatory or violent behaviour against women to be acceptable, a report published Monday found.
Poland ups pressure to send German-made tanks to Ukraine
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» WARSAW: Poland said Monday it would seek Berlin's permission to send German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine, but was prepared to do so without approval as Kyiv presses its allies for heavy weaponry.
Another cop fingered in VVIP police escort of Chinese tourist
Post Reporters, Published on 23/01/2023
» Police say another non-commissioned officer was involved in offering an unsanctioned police escort service through a tour operator to a Chinese tourist, who revealed the illicit VVIP service via social media.
Sa Kaeo solar farm launched
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 23/01/2023
» SET-listed renewable power generation firm Super Energy Corporation has started operating a hybrid on-ground solar farm in the eastern province of Sa Kaeo, which promises an estimated internal rate of return of 13-15%.